As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.

在我们能认知的范围内，人类存在的唯一目的是在茫茫黑暗中点燃一盏明灯。

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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.

就我所能明白的，人们存在的唯一目标就是在黑暗人群中点燃生命意义之光。

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But this mere Being, as it is mere abstraction, is therefore the absolutely negative: which, in a similarly immediate aspect, is just Nothing.

但是这种纯有是纯粹的抽象，因此也是绝对的否定。这种否定，直接地说来，就是无。

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We asked students as we will this year to describe themselves based on gut instinct early on, do you consider yourselves among those less comfortable with computers or just the mere idea of being in this class?

我们给学生提过这样一个要求，以后也还会再提这个要求,那就是凭直觉描述一下自己，你们是否认为自己不擅长电脑,还是只是单纯地想来上这门课？

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This complicates matters, because the mere fact of being in a hospital affects a patient's mood and behaviour.

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And this is largely due to the fact that the NCAA realized that people were willing to pay premium prices to sit in nose-bleed seats of large stadiums for the mere privilege of being present during the Final Four.

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